Next Board Meeting
April 18
Resources
The SGH materials and articles listed here and on other pages of this web site contain a great deal of useful, up-to-date information that we sincerely hope interested persons and groups will share widely for the benefit of homeowners and their hemlocks. Please click here for Usage Rules for SGH Materials.
SGH Materials
n SAVE GEORGIA'S HEMLOCKS (updated 3/7/10) -- PowerPoint presentation that defines the problem with the hemlock woolly adelgid, explains options for homeowners to save their hemlocks at the lowest possible cost, and introduces the services available through the Hemlock Help for Homeowners program for all of north Georgia.
n Facilitator's Job Description (updated 2/9/10) -- Description of the purpose of the Hemlock Help for Homeowners program, role of Facilitators, special training they receive, types of activities they can perform, and general flow of actions as they provide assistance to others.
n Frequently Asked Questions (updated 3/4/10) -- Questions and answers about hemlocks, hemlock woolly adelgids, options for HWA control on private property, choosing the right treatment product and application method, and the services available through Hemlock Help for Homeowners.
n Helping on Georgia's Public Lands (NEW 2/11/10) -- List of the names and contact information for public land managers with the U. S. Forest Service, Georgia Forestry Commission, and Georgia State Parks for those who would like to volunteer for projects helping hemlocks on our public lands.
n Hemlock Help for Homeowners (updated 2/15/10) -- Brochure describing the HWA problem, control options, and help available from Save Georgia's Hemlocks.
n Information for Homeowners (updated 3/2/10) -- Information for do-it-yourselfers on where to borrow a soil injector and purchase the products needed for treatment; also names and contact information for qualified local professionals who do this work and their average rates.
n Imidacloprid Dosing Instructions (updated 2/12/10) -- A quick-reference chart for mixing and applying Imidacloprid.
n Instructions for Planting or Transplanting a Hemlock (updated 3/2/10) -- Step-by-step instructions for planting a container hemlock or transplanting a woodland hemlock.
n Instructions for Treating Hemlocks with Imidacloprid (updated 2/26/10) -- Step-by-step instructions for treating lightly to moderately infested hemlocks using Imidacloprid: assessing the level of HWA infestation, measuring your trees, estimating and purchasing the amount of chemical, borrowing the soil injector, methods of applying the treatment, and cleanup procedures.
n Neighborhood Hemlock Help Planning Guide (updated 3/2/10)-- A guide for neighborhood leaders to use as a flexible framework for developing their own Neighborhood Hemlock Help Plan; used effectively in both large and small communities.
n Program Description (updated 3/2/10) -- Planning document including problem statement, program goal and objectives, guiding principles, scope, program services, and implementation plan.
n Safari Dosing Instructions (updated 3/1/10) -- A quick-reference chart for mixing and applying Safari.
n Water Needs of Trees -- An explanation and chart indicating how much water trees need per week, based on the soil area within their drip line.
SGH Published Articles
n Save Georgia's Hemlocks, Part 1: What's Happening to Our Hemlocks? (Gilmer News, 11-3-09)
n Save Georgia's Hemlocks, Part 2: How Can Homeowners Save their Hemlocks? (Gilmer News, 11-10-09)
n Save Georgia's Hemlocks, Part 3: Hope for Hemlocks in the Forest (Gilmer News, 11-17-09)
n Save Georgia's Hemlocks, Part 4: Stewardship - Key to Hemlock Survival (Gilmer News, 11-24-09)
n Trail Natives -- Eastern Hemlock (A. T. Journeys, January-February, 2010)
Other Articles and Publications
n Biology and Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid -- article by Mark S. McClure
n Carolina Hemlock Fact Sheet -- collected articles from Virginia Tech, U. S. Forest Service, and other sources
n Could Beetles Save Georgia's Hemlock Trees? -- video produced by WSB-TV
n Eastern Hemlock Fact Sheet -- collected articles from Virginia Tech, U. S. Forest Service, and other sources
n Eastern Hemlock Recovery -- article by Ralph E Webb, J. Ray Frank, and Michael J. Raupp
n Environment Assessment: Conservation of Eastern Hemlock by Suppression of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid -- USFS study report by Charles L. Myers
n Georgia's Graceful Giants Are Dying -- article by Donna Yates
n Help Save the Eastern Hemlock -- brochure by Atlanta Audubon Society
n Hemlock Conservation Areas in Georgia -- map and reference chart published by U. S. Forest Service showing sites being treated with insecticide and/or beetle releases
n HWA Control Options -- overview of control options prepared by Scott Griffin of the GA Forestry Commission (updated November 2009)
n HWA in Georgia -- overview of the Hemlock woolly adelgid prepared by the GA Forestry Commission
n HWA Lifecycle in Georgia -- month-by-month chart prepared by Mark Dalusky, Research Coordinator, Entomology Department, University of Georgia
n HWA Spread Map -- from U. S. Forest Service and Georgia Forestry Commission (updated for 2009)
n Meeting the Threat of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid - article by Lee Townsend and Lynn Rieske-Kinney
n Pesticide Handbook Homeowner Edition -- reference guide published by the UGA Cooperative Extension Service.
n Recommendations for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Control -- by Jill R. Sidebottom and Christy Bredenkamp
n SAFC Partners in Effort to Save Hemlocks -- article by Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition
n The Embattled Hemlock -- article by Morgan R. Mellette
n Tiny Insect Destroying Georgia Trees -- video produced by WSB-TV
Helpful Links
The list below is by no means all-inclusive but is intended to highlight some of the nonprofit organizations we're aware of that have hemlock-saving goals, provide hemlock-related information, and/or are actively engaged in the hemlocks vs. woolly adelgids battle. If there are others that should be added to the list, please let us know, and thanks!
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Appalachian Trail
Conservancy
http://www.appalachiantrail.org/
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Atlanta Audubon Society
http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/
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Benton MacKaye Trail Association
http://www.bmta.org/
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Camcore Project for Conservation of
Hemlock Species in the Eastern United States
http://www.camcore.org/projects/hemlock.php
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Chemical Product Labels and Material Safety Data Sheets
www.cdms.net/manuf/manuf.asp
and
http://agr.georgia.gov/portal/site/AGR/menuitem.e429305ad2099d1d6eff626ed03036a0/?vgnextoid=5a2cbf6926a06210VgnVCM100000bf01020aRCRD
Note: If you are using a newer version of Internet browser and have difficulty reaching the documents on the cdms site, try switching to compatibility view; under the Services tab, choose Labels/MSDS, navigate to the desired document, and then shift-click on the pdf icon to open it.
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Clemson University
http://entweb.clemson.edu/eiis/factshot/pages/HemlockAdelgid.htm
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Clinch
Coalition
http://www.clinchcoalition.net/
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Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
http://www.ct.gov/caes/search/search.asp?qu=Hemlock+woolly
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Forest Encyclopedia Network
http://www.forestencyclopedia.net/search?SearchableText=hemlock
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Forest
Pests.org (part of the bugwood network)
http://www.forestpests.org/subject.html?sub=289
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Friends
of the Blue Ridge Parkway
http://www.blueridgefriends.org/
http://www.blueridgefriends.org/index.cfm/fa/content.view/menuID/665.htm
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Friends of the Smokies (TN)
http://www.friendsofthesmokies.org/
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GA Forestry Commission
http://www.gfc.state.ga.us/ForestManagement/HemlockWoollyAdelgid.cfm
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GA
Council of Trout Unlimited
http://www.georgiatu.org/
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GA ForestWatch
http://www.gafw.org/Hemlock_threat.html
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GA
Sierra Club
http://georgia.sierraclub.org/index.aspx
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HWA in Georgia
http://www.gainvasives.org/hwa/
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Invasive and Exotic Species
http://www.invasive.org/hwa/
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Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance
http://www.j-mca.org/hemlock.asp
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New Jersey Department of Agriculture
http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/beneficialinsect.html
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North Carolina Department of
Agriculture
http://www.ncagr.gov/plantindustry/plant/bioctrl/index.htm
UNC
- 2008-09 Activity Report
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North Georgia College & State University
http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/resource/EnvirLeadCenter/pindex.htm
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Partners of the Cherokee National
Forest
http://www.partnersofthecherokee.org/
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Sautee Nacoochee Community Association
http://www.snca.org/main.html
http://www.snca.org/enviro/hemlocks.html
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Save Kentucky's Hemlocks
http://www.kyhemlocks.org/
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Soque River Watershed Association
http://www.soque.org
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Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition
http://www.safc.org/
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Southern Appalachian Man & The Biosphere (and network
of partners)
http://www.saveourhemlocks.org/
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University of Connecticut
http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/forest/hwabrief.htm
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University of Georgia
[Contact Mark Dalusky, 413
BioScience Bldg., University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602]
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University of Massachussetts
http://googlebox.oit.umass.edu/search?q=hemlock&site=default_collection&client=default_frontend&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd
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University of Tennessee
http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/personnel/Grant/LAB_PAGE/StEggRelease.htm
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U. S. Forest Service
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/hwa/
and
http://na.fs.fed.us/fhp/hwa/infestations/infestations.shtm
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U.
S. Forest Service Environmental Assessment, rev. August 2005
http://fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_028914.pdf
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Virginia Tech
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/FORESTUPDATE/newsletters/Volume13/13.2.2.htm
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Young Harris College
http://www.yhc.edu/academics/division-of-mathematics--science/yhc-hemlock-project.aspx